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WR14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,691 road traffic collisions in the WR14 postcode district, Malvern Hills, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 665 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
3,691
1,000th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,597
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
37
39 people killed
Serious collisions
665
731 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WR14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal371%
  • Serious66518%
  • Slight2,98981%

What the data shows

  • WR14 had 332 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 633 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in WR14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 658 children under 16 were killed or injured in WR14, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in WR14.

Where WR14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,000th
Most casualties
1,123rd
Most fatal collisions
1,608th
Most serious collisions
1,033rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday493 (13%)
  • Tuesday536 (15%)
  • Wednesday553 (15%)
  • Thursday586 (16%)
  • Friday625 (17%)
  • Saturday516 (14%)
  • Sunday382 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,744 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit791 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,525 (96%)
  • Roundabout97 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,365 (91%)
  • 40 mph66 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph235 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph18 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,054 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds442 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,242 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist826 (18%)
  • Pedestrian782 (17%)
  • Cyclist602 (13%)
  • Van occupant64 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WR14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WR14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WR14 peaked at 152 in 1984; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252630
20243237
20232739
20223538
20212426
20202935
20193742
20183846
20174251
20164251
20157089
20146075
20133648
20126179
20115365
20107490
200980107
20086489
20077282
20066376
20054960
200478101
200379108
20026788
200192122
20006484
199988112
199879108
199784109
1996105137
199591112
1994100119
19937994
1992100128
1991106129
1990124159
1989120144
1988103128
1987115137
198687104
1985128154
1984152187
1983117131
1982131157
1981144176
1980116147
1979128167

Map of recent crashes in WR14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WR14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WR14

The 24 most recent collisions in WR14 happened between 26 January and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WR14

The A449 has the most collisions in WR14, 953 of 3,691 (26%), followed by the B4208 (267).

Collisions in WR14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4499531,2196170
2ndB4208267336342
3rdA4532259311347
4thB4211252335556
5thB4503134174128
6thB4232101135119
7thB421876100210
8thB4219384719
9thB4209253602
10thA4104212418

Council areas covering WR14

Collisions in WR14 were recorded in 3 council areas. The Malvern Hills has 3,681 of 3,691 (99.7%).

Collisions in WR14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMalvern Hills3,6814,58437662
2ndHerefordshire5602
3rdWychavon3501

Towns in WR14

Collisions in WR14 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Great Malvern (2,915) and Malvern Wells (122).